diff --git a/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py b/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py
index def8267f4089bd..3409888b9deb1a 100644
--- a/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py
+++ b/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ def configure_modem(self):
         pass
 
     # eSIM prime
-    if sim_id.startswith('8985235'):
-      dest = "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/esim.nmconnection"
+    dest = "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/esim.nmconnection"
+    if sim_id.startswith('8985235') and not os.path.exists(dest):
       with open(Path(__file__).parent/'esim.nmconnection') as f, tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w') as tf:
         dat = f.read()
         dat = dat.replace("sim-id=", f"sim-id={sim_id}")